Device for holding rugs or other articles.



v 'H. L. WEIGEL. DEVICE FOR HOLDING HUGS OR OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATlON FILED DEC. 14. 1914.

1,161,559., Patentd Nov. 23, 1915.

MOT/WW HERBERT L. WEIGEL,

o r BUEFAL 0,

NE'W YORK.

DEVICE FOR EOLDING BUGS OR ,ornaaanrronns.

Application filed December 14,1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, HERBERT L. WnieEL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erieand {state of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Devices for Holding Hugs or other Articles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for holding rugs, carpets and the likeon a line during the process of heating or cleaning and one objectthereof is to provide a simple article of this nature made from a singlepiece of material and one which will be simple and durable and cheap tomanufacture.

Another object is to provide a device of the character stated which willsecurely hold a rug or carpet on a line and prevent the same fromsagging or in any way pulling loose from the line.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fullyset forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes maybe made in the form, proportion, size and minor details withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of thein? vention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, andforming a part of this specification, and in which like letters ofrefernece indicate corresponding parts in each of the views: Figure 1 isa perspective view of the holder unapplied. Fig. 2 is an end view withthe holder applied. Fig. 3 is a face view of the holder in the act ofbeing applied. Fig. 4. is a face view of a pair of holders applied.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates a sheet metal or other plate or thelike which forms the body of the device. This body portion is providedat one end with a projection or lug 2 struck up from the material of thebody and be ing preferably rectangular in shape. At the opposite end ofthe body portion 1 is formed a second projection or lug 3 also struckout of the said body portion, and being preferably triangular in shape.The projections 2 and 3 are preferably in horizontal alinement. Betweenthe projections 2 and 3 is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Serial -1\To. 877,187.

arranged a third projection or lug 4 also struck from the metal body andbeing preferably rectangular in shape, which projection 1s locatednearer the projection 2 than the projection 3 and lying in a plane somewhat higher than the plane of the said projections 2 and 3.

The projections 2 and 3 are bent outward from the body portion and at apoint intermediate their length bentdownward, while the projection 4 isbent outward from the body portion and then bent upward intermediate itslength. By this construction three oppositely disposed wedge shapedgrooves are provided, one by each projecilzilon, for the reception of aline, rope, or the As stated, the projection 3 is preferably triangularin shape whereby an incline 5 is provided along one edge thereof. Bymeans of this inclined edge the rope or line can be easily inserted inthe wedge shaped groove of the said projection.

The plate 1 is curved rearwardly a short distance along one longitudinaledge as shown at 6. This is to facilitate handling the device.

In the use of the device the carpet, rug or other material to becleaned, beat or otherwise treated or manipulated, is first thrown overthe line. Then the projection 2 of the plate 1 is clamped over the rugand I line as shown in Fig. 3. The plate is then given an upwardmovement until the projection 4 strikes the rope. Upon further upwardmovement of the plate, the rope will be bent around the projection 4 andsecurely wedged in the groove thereof. The rope will next come incontact with the inclined edge 5 of the projection 3 and will ride upthe inclined edge until it snaps into place in the wedge shaped grooveprovided by projection 3. Another plate is then applied to the rug, orother article on the opposite side, as shown in Fig. 4:, and the sameheld firmly in position. By having the projection l nearer theprojection 2 it will be seen that a greater leverage is obtained andconsequently a greater tension can be put on the line, rope or the like,thereby holding the plate on the line securely.

What I claim is 1. An article of the class described comprising a sheetmetal plate with three pr0- jections struck therefrom, one of theprojections being located at one end of the .projections at each endbeing curved outwardly and downwardly, with the intermediate projectioncurved outwardly and upwardly, the aforesaid plate being turnedrearwardly along one longitudinal edge to facilitate handling of'thesaid plate.

, 2. An article of the class described comprising a sheet metal platewith three projections struck up therefrom, one projection at one end ofthe plate and a second projection at the other end of the plate, saidend projections being curved outwardly and downwardly and being indirect alinement, the third projection curved outwardly and upwardly andintermediate the two end projections but being closer to one than to theother and being situated above the two end projections, so as to engageand deflect the line and thereby hold the plate securely on the line.

3. An article of the class described comprising a sheet metal plate withthree projections struck up therefrom, one projection at one end of theplate, and a second projection at the other end of the plate, with athird projection intermediate the two end projections, the projection atone end of the plate and the intermediate projection being rectangularin shape, and the projection at the opposite end of the plate beingtriangular in shape, thereby forming an incline along one edge of thesaid opposite end projection to facilitate the engagement of the platewith a line.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT L. VVEIGEL.

Witnesses:

THOMAS W. lVinLoox, G120. L. TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

